Lantern holder and protector.



PATENTED AUG. 18, 1903.

e. F. KIBLING. LANTERN HOLDER AND PROTEGTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19, 1903.

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PATENT .FFICE.

GEORGE F. KIBLING, OF NORWICH, VERMONT.

LANTERN HOLDER AND PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 736,405, dated August 18, 1903.

- Application filed January 19, 1903. Serial No. 139,622. (No model.)

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. KIBLI G, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norwich, in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lantern Holders and Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention appertains to improvements in lantern holders and protectors, the object of the improvement being to provide means for holding a lantern and a cage or open-work covering therefor in a vehicle, so the lantern may be used for heating purposes, the construction of the parts being such that they may be readily separated to admit of the lantern being used inthe usual manner.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts, which'comprise a base-plate and a cage, the base-plate having means for engaging the cage, such cage being of a shape and size which adapt it to cover a hand-lantern, as will be hereinafter set forth. y

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view showin g the application of my invention to a vehicle. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, a hand-lantern being shown withinthe cage; and Fig. 3 is a plan view.

The base-plate A'is preferably in the form of an ellipse and has on one side of its longer axis an inward-projecting lip a, the inner end thereof being positioned considerably above the plane of the plate, and on the other side of the base-plate there is a spring-actuated catch a, which is of less width than the lip Ct. The spring-catch a is fulcrumed, so that when the outer and normally upward inclined end is depressed the inner end will be swung upward and out of line with the lower ring or bar of the cage and the outer edge of the baseflange of the lantern.

The plate, which is considerably larger than the base-ring of the cage, has perforations a, intended for the passage of screws or other fastening means used for attaching the base plate to the floor of a sleigh or other vehicle, and the perforations may be elongated, if desired, to receive properly-shaped heads of turn-buttons or screws when it is desired to provide means for readily attaching and detaching the base-plate from the body of the vehicle.

The cage Bis elliptical in cross-sectionand is made up of a plurality of longitudinal wires, which are connected by a bottom, a top, and intermediate elliptical rings 5, Z), and b the longitudinal wires b being bent around the bottom and top rings in such a manner that the ends thereof will extend inward, and the intermediate rings are connected to the longitudinal wires by wires of a finer gage, which are wrapped about the rings and over the wires which cross the same, the wires being further connected by metal when the completed cage is tinned. The top ring has attached thereto a plurality of wires which cross each other and is provided with a pivoted bail or handle B.

The cage B is so constructed as to the spac ing of the longitudinal wires that apair of the wires are spaced to receive between them the lip a, which is much wider than the distance between the other longitudinal wires, and the wires on the opposite side are spaced much closer together to admit the end of the spring-catch, the spacing of these wires be ing for the purpose of insuring the lip and the spring-catch engaging not only the bot-- tom ring, but also the wires between which they pass, to insure the cage being properly positioned on the base, so that the same will be maintained with its longer portion in line with the length of the vehicle.

The lantern O is of ordinary construction, having the usual side fines, a base with an outward-extending flange, and a bail or handle, and with a lantern of proper size the base-flange thereof willbe placed beneath the lip and catch of the baseplate, and when so placed the cage may be placed over the lantern, so the lower ring thereof will overlie the flange of the lantern and be engaged by the lip and catch, which hold both the lantern and cage in place.

The cage is elliptical in cross-section to admit the lantern and to provide a screen or cover therefor which will occupy the least amount of room laterally, and in use the cage will prevent the lap-robes, clothing, &c., from coming in contact with the lantern, and in practice the spring-catch is positioned toward the rear of the vehicle, so that it can be readily depressed by the occupants foot to release the cage or the lantern by exerting a downward pressure on the rearward and upward extending end of the catch.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a lantern-holder the combination with a base-plate provided on one side with an upward and inward projecting lip and opposite thereto with a spring-actuated catch, of a lantern incasing or covering cage which is elliptical in cross-section the lower ring of the cage being of such diameter that the lip and catch may engage therewith, substantially as shown. 7

2. A lantern-holder and protecting covering therefor, comprising a base-plate provided on one side with a rigidly-attached'inward-projecting lip and opposite thereto with a pivoted and spring-actuated catch, a reticulated cage made up of vertical wires and elliptical rings to which the vertical wires are attached, the wires on opposite sides of the cage being spaced to admit between them the lip and catch, substantially as shown.

3. In combination with a base-plate having on one side an inward and upward projecting lip and opposite thereto a pivotal catch, of a reticulated lantern-cover of such construction that when placed over a lantern the lip and catch will engage the same and hold the cage and lantern in engagement withthe base-plate, substantially. as shown and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing 

